motel

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Recent Examples of motel Prosecutors said Gleason lived in the Chatham area, but recently relocated to a Castleton-on-Hudson motel. Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026 Opened in 1946 by Roy Rogers and Gene Autry as part of a western movie set town, the motel is now owned by brothers Mike and Matt French. Jane Horowitz, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026 The plan was to get a head start by crashing at a motel in Truckee the night before our big Monday. Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Mar. 2026 The war between regret and self-destruction plays out most unforgettably in a scene where Drey walks into a motel room for a drug deal and finds Dan inside. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for motel
Recent Examples of Synonyms for motel
Noun
  • Spend an afternoon at one of the area’s renowned hot springs resorts—ideally, one that features a water park for the kids and spa-like serenity for the adults.
    Meghan Palmer, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Mar. 2026
  • The project, dubbed Montoro Estates, would build a two-story, 9,480-square-foot house with a walkout basement, pool, spa and main- and lower-level garages on an empty lot at 2545 Ruette Nice.
    Ashley Mackin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Scheduled to open in 2026, luxury resort The Botany will offer an escape on the more secluded western tip of the island.
    Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The resort stands in a prime oceanfront position on the southern edge of pretty San José del Cabo, just a 20 minutes’ drive from Los Cabos International Airport and 5 minutes from the artsy town center itself.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Patrick retreated to his lodgings to pray.
    Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 17 Mar. 2026
  • The eroding mud-brick buildings at Tizkmoudine, untended for decades, sat vacant apart from a few rooms converted into tourist lodgings.
    Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Tell us all about the accommodations.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The 38th edition features 84 pages of arts and culture, accommodations, dining and shopping, transportation, golf and things to see and do in Chicago’s south and southwest suburbs.
    Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The Sturgis Buffalo Chip campground, unofficially known as the rally headquarters every August, has been announcing 2026 bands and tickets sales for the past few months, including headliners Lainey Wilson, Lynyrd Skynyrd and rock ’n’ roll megastar Yungblud, who was revealed this week.
    Angela George, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The campground is located at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains and is 45 minutes east of Los Angeles.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Home to a youth hostel and folk museum, Glencoe is mostly a destination for outdoorspeople looking to kayak, mountain climb, go trekking, or pitch tents.
    Timothy Latterner, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Feb. 2026
  • The government has arranged accommodation in hotels and youth hostels for the next few weeks, but finding more permanent accommodation for them in a city notorious for its tight housing market will be a challenge.
    Shawna Kwan, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The Fountain Inn first opened in 1959 as what at the time was a luxury motor inn, according to History Colorado.
    Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Another solid New Mexico option is Arrive Albuquerque, which opened in 2025 as a 137-room boutique hotel set in a former mid-century motor inn.
    Zoey Goto, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Other than a rebranding from Goodnight Court to Classic Inn, little has changed over the past eight decades at the tourist court.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
  • No longer a tourist court, the building was reconfigured into a private home.
    Ray Hanley, Arkansas Online, 19 June 2025

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“Motel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motel. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.

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